tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post8406665864161721053..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-7004656738810466802011-05-07T12:19:53.254-05:002011-05-07T12:19:53.254-05:00Nothing will induce &quot;foreigners&quot; to reduce the cost of their oil. They need all those petrodollars to placate their constituencies!Maple Syrup Mavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04644173650603659054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-60713849650770767482011-05-06T22:03:16.433-05:002011-05-06T22:03:16.433-05:00Just taking a few steps towards producing more oil here would force the foreigners to lower their prices.fciha7https://www.blogger.com/profile/15298319585456928244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-80571754565511854382011-05-06T18:39:37.283-05:002011-05-06T18:39:37.283-05:00I loved how he was taking shots at &#39;big oil&#39; getting government subsidies and tax breaks.<br /><br />And yet Allison is pigging out at the government trough, too.Downtown Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06239811599722585898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-18248499224120139482011-05-06T18:14:08.762-05:002011-05-06T18:14:08.762-05:00Southsider: <br /><br />The single best thing I ever did to save on energy was to buy a wood stove. The new ones are gorgeous and highly efficient. Mine is high fired ceramic over cast iron. <br /><br /> My highest heat bill for nearly 100 year old 4 bedroom house was $129 this year. <br /><br />I went through six ricks this winter at a cost of $360 stacked and delivered. <br /><br />I enjoy paying the woodcutters much more than ever enjoyed paying Citizens Gas. <br /><br />The cheapest transportation is your bicycle.M Theoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892309818226431745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-64044221561663286892011-05-06T17:26:50.181-05:002011-05-06T17:26:50.181-05:00More coal-burning electric power plants? What will Al Gore think?Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-3258753539822606972011-05-06T17:05:43.592-05:002011-05-06T17:05:43.592-05:00Also a boon for the dollar stores, shampoo, shaving cream, razors, etc all for a dollar each. Drove by a Family Dollar yesterday and saw a lot of cars in the lot.<br />By the way &#39;if&#39; I were to buy an electric car, has any one figured out the added monthly cost to the electric bill?Southsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02282292344989907058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-5325069602117567382011-05-06T15:01:48.084-05:002011-05-06T15:01:48.084-05:00The lousy economy has been a boon for cheap, fast food restaurants.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-42342704821376196382011-05-06T14:15:48.836-05:002011-05-06T14:15:48.836-05:00About 1/4th of those jobs were McDonald&#39;s. (that is no joke)<br /><br />Obama is the joke.M Theoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892309818226431745noreply@blogger.com